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Joris Hoefnagel

Habsburg Netherlands, 1542–1600

WA-00096552

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Joris Hoefnagel or Georg Hoefnagel was a Flemish painter, printmaker, miniaturist, draftsman and merchant. He is noted for his illustrations of natural history subjects, topographical views, illuminations and mythological works. He was one of the last manuscript illuminators and made a major contribution to the development of topographical drawing.

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Artworks (7)

Enkele zeilschepen en kleinere boten in een haven

1595 · pen on paper, ink

height: 214 cm, width: 710 cm

Rijksmuseum

Two Mice

1594 · brush on parchment (animal material), gouache (paint)

width: 123 cm, height: 89 cm

Rijksmuseum

Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)

1592 · engraving

Sheet: 18.6 x 27.1 cm (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Platemark: 15.6 x 20.8 cm (6 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2)

1592 · engraving

Sheet: 18.6 x 27.2 cm (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Platemark: 15.7 x 21.1 cm (6 3/16 x 8 5/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Brief aan anoniem

1579 · pen on ink, paper

width: 425 cm, height: 425 cm

Rijksmuseum

Gesloten poort tot het kasteel (Alhambra) te Granada

1561 · pen on ink, watercolor (paint), paper

width: 115 cm, height: 122 cm

Rijksmuseum

Wit paard

1552 · gouache (paint), parchment (animal material)

height: 79 cm, width: 104 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Cleveland Museum of Art
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Wit paard
1552 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Gesloten poort tot het kasteel (Alhambra) te Granada
1561 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Brief aan anoniem
1579 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Archetypes and Studies: Death is the line that marks the end of all (Part II, plate 5)
1592 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Two Mice
1594 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Archetypes and Studies: What can emerge in keeping with such a cavernous promise? (Part IV, plate 2)
1592 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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